Mine‘s getting so accustomed to cold showers that I a) absolutely do not mind cold water for swimming etc. anymore and b) could not enjoy warm or hot showers anymore. They just weren’t nice at all.
I haven’t seen any Star Wars movie.
Watch the first 6 and then stop
I enjoyed 7 when it first released. The visual style in the first 10 minutes was appealing and I figured we were retreading the same notes for nostalgia before going on a different plot with Finn. Nope, just poorly written rehashed story lines with nonsense plot devices. So much potential thrown away.
The prequels were a hot mess too. I watched episode 1 in theaters when it first came out and didn’t bother watching 2 and 3 until probably around 2019 and have zero regrets about that.
I think they’re getting a pass now because 7-9 were even worse, but this is like looking back at George W. Bush fondly just because of how awful Trump is.
That’s fine, but don’t make it a personality trait.
Huh. That is weird but it shouldn’t be.
the original 3 are good (a new hope/empire/return of the jedi) and the rest are bullshit
yeah, that’s what I heard, too.
funny thing is that I haven’t seen any of them, still know everything about it, thanks to 9gag through osmosis.
for a long time, this is why I decided not to watch any of thr movies, as I never would be able to experience it as first time.
but now, since I’m a bit older I know that’s stupid, it’s just some movie so I’ll watch those eventually with gf.
The thing I like about the original Star Wars trilogy is not that they were great stories, but just that they had really, really good pacing. The characters and scenarios were introduced at just the right rate so that when the big action scenes came around you really cared about them, especially in the first one. That’s also where the later films fell down. I don’t consider myself a huge Star Wars fan, but I would say it’s worth appreciating for the art of it even if you already know the stories.
I’m not toxic, but I am a fan! So, so much money in the franchise and they’ve all been mediocre-to-bad since Return of the Jedi. Some slight exaggeration to this opinion, but it’s mostly true. And there are some truly incredible stories in the old novels that are now discarded and considered not canon. Such wasted potential…
Capitalism doesn’t care that what made Star Wars special in the first place was that it only came out every twenty years of so.
There’s no profit in Absence makes the heart grow fonder
I’ve been running every single day for the past 4.5 years or so. Not counting the days anymore. Related to that, my smart scale puts my physical age at 17 years below my real age. Before I started running, the same scale had my physical age 21 years above my real age.
Reminds me I still need to make a new set of running t-shirts
- I plan on outliving you
- Runners are objectively crazy
- I run to escape death
I’m on a sabbatical from running over the holidays but I would routinely run 10k and normally do about 30k a week.
For anyone reading this, heart health aside it does wonders for your mental wellbeing.
Where are you having them made? I’ve been looking for a print shop that would do the print on the back, where it’s more likely that someone would read them when I’m running.
Dunno probably Google it. Find a printshop on my area like “Newmarket Ontarians t-shirt printing” and realize it’s ass so instead go “Newmarket printing” and reach out to the top 10 and see who can offer or provide a contact.
The future is “I know a guy”" fuck this internet shit.
Human nature should be “yo I need my books balanced” and a"sure I can help"
The problem is everyone googles shit. Just ask your goddamn neighbor first. Chat may it not help but chat are idiots. Fuck chat.
Meet your goddamn neighbours everyone. Those are the people that matter in life.
Edit - I’m drunk and high AF so take my opinion for what it is. I’m out here wildin’ listening to Tierra Whack doing “Black Magic Woman” thinking this world ain’t ready for her. I’m fucking right btw. Y’all fuckers ain’t ready for her.
But how old are your knees and ankles?
Not too bad. But to be honest, I started mixing trail running into my schedule. It’s fun, better for your joints (even though I’ve never had problems), and as a runner gets older, longer distances become more appealing. I’m beginning to consider some easier ultras, and they are usually on trails.
I was a fairly regular runner up until about year ago, and I’ve not had too many knee or ankle issues either. Trail running sounds fun. Might give it a go (once it’s not fucking freezing here).
Hahaha, I used to run; I had the same question! I can’t run anymore because knee pain :(
There was an arrow involved…
Running is beneficial for knees and ankles over medium to long timeframes. There’s a 100 year old guy that runs 10k every day and his knees and ankles are doing fine.
This reads like a math problem.
“Assuming a linear decrease of physical age through running, in which year did the physical age match the real age?”That’s actually a great insight! I remember opening a botyle of wine to celebrate that.
Just for fun, years ago i did a linear chart for my marathon times, and estimated that about two years ago I should have broken the sound barrier.
I can turn off my inner monologue at will. Complete silence but it limits the complexity of my thoughts.
So this means you hear your thoughts as if they were on speaker, right? I don’t, which is a form of aphantasia, which i also have.
I this is why i mumble to myself all the time, my brain has no speakers
Some people can’t turn off their inner monologue?
To me it’s as easy as it is to stop talking. I feel like I’m misunderstanding you.
Some people can’t turn off their inner monologue?
Apparently not. I struggled with that as a kid and I remember having some sleepless nights when my head would be yapping nonstop. Then one day I learned to stop it.
But I mostly remember this in threads where people on either side of the inner monologue vs no inner monologue discussions discover the opposite exists. And so I’m like, what, you guys can’t just turn it on or off? I’ve concluded that we must be in the third group looking on, who can do either at will.
Yeah I can’t. I think in words, in English, very occasionally Spanish, but always language, words words words.
If I try to stop thinking I just ended up thinking “stopthinkingstopthinking shutupshutupshutup”
I wouldn’t say that I stop thinking, but I can act out thoughts, pay attention to things or have new experiences without internally processing them verbally, although it does help with more complex issues.
If I’m having a shower, I just put soap on a flannel, I don’t internally verbalise “put some soap on the flannel, I’m putting soap on a flannel now”.
Nah it’s more like putting soap in a flannel and thinking “where is the soap, oh that’s a nice smell, did I feed the cats? Why is he snoring again? Oof it’s cold. What was that song? All of the things that I said that I wanted, come rushing back in my head when I’m with you…”
Ok, thanks for clarifying, it’s quite interesting to try and understand other people.
Yeah, for some (like me) it’s almost impossible.
But then, there are also people that do not have any inner monologue at all…
Yeh, me. I don’t really think in words. More like visualisations of what I’m doing, have been doing, or are going to do.
Do you meditate? This is pretty much my meditative state.
I don’t, but I’ve suspected that’s what I’m supposed to do if I ever do it. Lol
Unrelated but I felt really proud the first time I had an inner monologue in English (not my first language).
Now I realize that my inner monologue language switch according to the context, if I’m thinking about family it will be in French, thinking about work and it switch to English.
That’s really awesome, that is one of the main goals of most meditation techniques! Sometimes I‘d really like to do that as well.
Have you actively worked on this or were you just able to do this?
Is it difficult to „turn your thoughts back on“?
I’m second.
I’m the leading goal scorer on my 40+ adult hockey league.
Congratulations on your two goals!
Per game, bender.
I have succeeded in life, despite myself.
I can drive as long as possible without touching my phone.
Isn’t this like… idk… normal intelligent human behavior?
haha intelligent and normal are usually two different categories of drivers
That I got into the main reading room in the library of Congress… most only go through the tourist area.
Someone went to the basement for a library card
Yes i did. Thanks to my mom for noticing the information to tell me about the reader card. Otherwise I would not have had that experience. I did the normal tourist area but then got that experience
Very cool experience :) glad you got to go in! Now go watch national treasure
Own it on disc and just watched it the other week.
YOU TWO KISS OR SOMETHING!
I’ve actively moderated the Zootopia subreddit almost since its inception. We did a lot of cool stuff but, uh, moderating a subreddit is not the kind of thing you brag about. Anyway, i quit this year.
Also i have every single r/place-related medal because i helped organize artworks. That’s not any better is it?
Inspired by another comment, I’ve been to the mountain that Monkey (of the 80’s TV show) “hatched” on. It is more of a hill really, and it’s brown, not black as shown in the intro.
I can cook minute rice in 56 seconds. I try to only use my powers for good.
I’m trying to think of something I can actually do, but all I can think about are weird coincidences beyond my control:
My parents and my husband’s parents were married on the same day in different parts of the country. His dad also shares my birthday.
My first child was born on the same day as a moderately famous comedian’s first child. Later, when I looked that comedian up, I realised my second child was born on his 50th birthday.
I work full home office
Since 2020 or before it was cool?
I started working two-days-a-week from home in late 2019, so it was very easy for me to transition to full-time at home in 2020.
Does that make me one of the “before it was cool” kids? Now I’m back to one-day-per-week in the office.
2 jobs one office here. WFH squared.
Jelly.
WFH gang rise up
That I can go three days without pooping if I’m out backpacking.
…mizu?
Three days ia nothing. Being a shy kid on two weeks summer camp there was a challenge to poop just once in the middle… I almost made it. My friend succeeded though.
Being a shy kid on two weeks summer camp there was a challenge to poop just once in the middle… I almost made it.
“don’t you fucking dare poop! They’ll make fun of how dumb you poop and they’ll mock you for it forever!”
kid thoughts are dumb, but damn kids at camp are Brutal. timid tinkler here.
Cool Story Bro! Have you thought about maybe writing up a post about this here on Lemmy?
That’s about it. I call it “Camp Constipation Mode”.
I taught myself to juggle fire.
